ÖzetKanser, dünyada ölüm nedenleri arasında ikinci sırada yer alan, mortalite ve morbidite oranı yüksek, gelecek ve belirsizlik kaygısına yol açan ve yaşamı tehdit eden ciddi bir sağlık sorunudur. Kanser ve tedavisi istenmeyen pek çok semptoma neden olmakta ve bu semptomlar yaşam kalitesini azaltmaktadır. Kanser hastaları sıklıkla bu semptomların yönetiminde tamamlayıcı terapi yöntemlerine başvurmaktadır. Günümüzde tamamlayıcı terapi yöntemleri ciddi yan etkilerinin olmaması, kolay ulaşılabilir, ucuz ve kolay uygulanabilir olması nedenleri ile kanser hastaları tarafından bir tedavi yöntemi olarak kabul görmektedir. Bu yöntemlerden biri olan aromaterapi, esansiyel yağların destekleyici amaçla kullanıldığı bir yöntemdir. Aromaterapi, kanser ve tedavisine bağlı gelişen semptomların yönetiminde ve yaşam kalitesinin artırılmasında olumlu etkiler sağlamaktadır. Bu derleme makale, kanser hastalarının semptom yönetiminde aromaterapi kullanımı hakkında sağlık profesyonellerinin bilgilendirilmesi amacıyla yazılmıştır.

ABS TRACT Buerger's disease (Thromboangiitis obliterans) is a non-atherosclerotic segmental inflammatory disease that mainly affects small and medium-sized arteries, veins, and arm and leg nerves. Although the mortality rate is not high, the symptoms it causes significantly reduce the quality of life. The Life Activities Model is a nursing model that solves the problem with a humanistic approach by considering the individual as a whole to support patients to increase their quality of life. In this case, care management of a 51-year-old male patient whose quality of life decreased due to severe pain and whose lower extremity thrombosis developed due to treatment-resistant Buerger's disease was presented using a nursing model based on life activities. By using the Life Activities-Based Nursing Model in the care of the individual with Buerger's disease, we increased the patient's compliance by supporting them to perform the activities of daily living in the best way possible.

The aim of this study was to examine the clinical characteristics of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) patients, such as their symptoms, laboratory and radiographic results. This is the first study to describe the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients in the Eastern Black Sea region of Türkiye. Material and Methods: This is a single-center cross-sectional study. The sample of the study consisted of 556 patients who received inpatient treatment in pandemic clinics and intensive care units with the diagnosis of laboratory-approved COVID-19 infection in a public hospital in XXX province between 20 March 2020-27 August 2020 and whose patient information was recorded in an electronic environment and in the patient files. Results: The mean age of 556 hospitalized patients with COVID-19 was 58.08±17.18 years, and the three most common symptoms were cough (44.4%), fever (20.5%), and fatigue (17.3%). 30.2% of the patients had lymphocytopenia, 67.8% had high C-reactive protein (CRP), 37.9% had high lactate dehydrogenase, and 30.5% had positive D-dimer levels. Symptomatic patients had greater comorbidities and higher CRP levels than asymptomatic patients. High CRP odds ratio 2.069, high ferritin odds ratio 3.605, and platelet odds ratio 0.995 were found to be associated with abnormal thoracic tomography in the logistic regression. Conclusion: This study provides basic data to show the importance of determining the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients in the Eastern Black Sea region of Türkiye. Results can be used as a knowledge base for future research and to implement procedures for improving safety perceptions among patients.